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Farmland report Withheld Smith char es Lawmakers battle again over annexation From the Queens Park Bureau TORONTOagriculture minister William Newman dodged demands from Liberal leader Stuart Smith in the legislature Thursday that he table ministry document opposing Barrie annexa tion proposals Smith charged the report is being withheld from us by order of the minister Followup questioning today from Op position Leader Stephen Lewis produced similar response from the minister Will you provide publicly the actual documents critical of the intended annexation or are you determined to keep them secret Lewis asked Suggesting that the Opposition was discussing an internal memo Newman said Id like to look at what you are talking about before he would make anything public Smith said Thursday Newman had been asked for the report before but had instead tabled letter the Opposition had not wanted The letter written last spring from Newman to provincial treasurer Darcy McKeough and discussing the loss of Simcoe County farmland was not what he wanted Smith said Instead he sought foodland development 113th yearNo1 Action at April Antics Central Lnited Church on Ross Street is presenting April Antics tonight and Saturday at pm in the church hall Tickets are $150 for adults and 75 cents for children and are available at the church office or at the door The Lawson Sisters Tracy Michell amt Leslie perform Kind of Hush during dress rehearsal in above photo The cast performs Just Ask Me skit about employment in lower photo Examiner Photos Hues gm 979 of Runaway oil gusher STAVANGER Norway tAPi 1hewell stop the oil flow completely the branch report of last August that is ap parently against annexation Rising on point of privilege Newman in terjected that Smith is wrong in saying that gave instructions to withhold any document at all and that what was asked for was in fact the letter But when asked twice more if he would table the foodlands report Newman did not reply The debate followed an earlier exchange between Smith and McKeough over Friday April 29 977 15° Per Copy Carrier Homo Dollvory 85° Weekly population projection figures for Barrie The treasurer repeated that the govern ment supports Barrie growing to 125000 people will help pay for it and prefers to deal with one municipality instead of several But have not indicated which boundary is needed and think explicitly we left that totdhe Ontario Municipal Board McKeough sai He said the government has accepted the SimcoeGeorgian Area Task Force report in principle but we have not indicated our serving barrie and simcoe county reference as to whether boundaries should drawn at one concession or another He spoke after Smith said the task force report does not support the longterm population projections advocated by McKeough The city has applied to the OMB to annex 20200 acres of land from Innisfil Oro and Vespra Townships Board hearings on the ap plication are set to resume Monday at 1030 am at the county courthouse in Barrie 28 Page overnment defeated Davis hints at election TORONTO UP Premier William Davis declared that all his options were closed foilowing his governments defeat in the legislature Thursday and indicated he will call an election Sources said the call likely would come today The premier told reporters outside the legislature the defeat on rent control which saw the two opposition parties vote together to change clause the Conservative govern ment considered key leaves him no al ternatives Wellcappers return with new gear valve asscnibly which would shut off flow aye capping team returned to Bravo rig at dawn today with new equipment to try to shut off the runaway oil gusher that has spilled an troubleshooters went to work with smaller pipe rams fabricated Thursday in Scotland They were designed to reduce the fourinch For home handyman The trials and tribulations of being home handyman are outlined in an in terview with Bill Dotzler Barrie on Page 15 He has been in the business on and off for four years and has learned great deal about people and economics during that time have to be able to do bit of everything he said If Im doing job for someone which requires tap or plug moved it would take too long and be too ex pensive to call tradesmanso have to be able to do it myselfvand have the proper tools to do thejob Bill says there is one important asset to being handyman or home cmprovements person as he prefers to be calledin dependence Tips on finding someone to do small home repairs are also included on Page 15 Where to look and what to look out for are things to know when you need job done and cant or dont want to do it yourself Mortgage demand high MONTREAL CP Lenders are ex periencing an unusually high demand for residential mortgages and most say its be cause interest rates have fallen to 10 per cent from 12 per cent Peter Gaskin the Royal Bank of Canadas manager of residential mor tgages says March was record month for mortgage commitments If ril comes up as strong as March it is possi le that we will start to exceed our budget on mot tgages he said He said other lenders had noticed very large demand for mortgages right across Canada in the past few months and it is credited strictly to the drop in interest rates estimated seven million gallons of oil into the wellhead to two inches in diameter North Sea inthelastsixdays The weather which stopped work several spokesman for Phillips Petroleum times earlier this week was again favorable the operator of Bravo rig andthe wells dis for the second day in succession at the well Charging through ll explained that after sitet70 miles southwest ofNorway reduction of the flow it should be easier to After failinginthree attempts Thursday to swmg into place and bolt down tourton fnday is for Its different For something different in new house design Dominic Vallani Highway 27 at ookstowm has built round house The entranceway shown here leads from the front door into round room in the centre of the home 10footwide planter com plete with fig tree cactus and lily is flooded with sunlight from lotimtwide plastic dome in the roof Mr Villani has done all the work him self including the laying of over 30000 bricks both inside and out as well as five foot high row of field stone around the bottom of the exterior Although not quite complete the home displays Mr Villanis patience thought fulness and plain hard work For more on the 44foot diameter cir cular home see the story by Pat Ouergis on Page Is completely hose from the barge parked alongside the platform would then pump hcavy mud into the well lipon achieving zero pressure in the hole the well will he killed and under complete control Phillips spokesman said Paul tltcdi Adair the granddaddy of well killers was due this afternoon from Houston Tex to help supervise the operation PM curt to query OTTAWA Cl Prime Minister Trudeau curtly cut off query Thursday concerning the rumored separation of him and his wifeMargaret dont want to discuss that kind of question he told reporter at his weekly news conference No further questions on the subject were asked Trudeau was asked whether legal separation papers are being prepared to end formally his sixyear marriage Amorous bosses beware TORONTO CP lf Ontario Revenue Minister Margaret Scrivener has her way amorous bosses with an eye and often hand on their employees may find their wrists slapped by the provincial gov eriiincnt The minister told National Secretaries Association luncheon Wednesday that women suffer so much sexual harassment on the job that Ontario may be justified in bringing in legislation prohibiting hiring promotion or job assignments that depend on acceptance of sexual advances by the boss Mrs Scrivener said such bill was recen tly introduced in Wisconsin but no action wastakcn However this may well be an area that we in Ontario should examine with view to introducing enabling legislation or strengthening of the protective provisions in the Ontario Human Rights Code Outofline school bus TORONTO IP Provincial police say that about 60 Oakville Ont public school pupils were ordered off bus on the Queen Elizabeth Way just west of here Thursday because the bus was judged unsafe Constable Bruce Pritchard said the 66 passenger bus was almost full when it was stopped after it was observed moving down the highway in an irregular fashion He said the back end of the airfooHong vehicle was about four feet out of line with the front end Pritchard said the pupils on their way to the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto had to wait for another bus to pick them up There is no question that it was defeat in the house he said They the oppositioni were told it was matter of confidence TORONTO Premier William Datis will call June it election when the Ontario legislature adjourns later today said spokesman for the premiers office The premier said he will meet with cabinet before the house resumes this morning WANTS APPROVAL He said his main priority is getting final apa proval for the rent control measure We feel it is absolutely essential to see this bill passed the premier said The bill is expected to get tinal approval today All parties consented to put off scheduled debate to continue consideration of the rent bill The premier also said he will have an an nouncement to make later today would be surprised if didnt have something to tell you he said to reporters If Davis calls an election today or Monday an election can be held as early as June The premier does not have to call an elec tion One option might be for him to go before the legislature and ask for vote of con fidence but he rejected that course THREW CHANCE AWAY Davis said the opposition parties had their chance to show their confidence in the government but threw it away by defeating the key clause Quebec language bill denounced by Trudeau OTTAWA WP Prime Minister Trudeau denounced the proposed Quebec language charter lhursday as regressive measure that will erode the historic language rights of Englishspciiking Quebecers and put stop per to the transfer of federal government agencies to that province Benzene use emergency WASHlNGTON APi 77 The US labor department citing new medical evidence that benzene can cause leukemia issued an emergency order today to sharply reduce worker exposure to the chemical The order effective May 21 affects about 150000 workers in 1200 US plants where the government said workers are exposed to ben zene daily Benzene is petroleum derivative used as solvent in the rubber industry and is also used in certain chemical printing paint and adhesive processes Trudeau also appealed to companies with head offices in Quebec not to play into the hands of the separatists by moving their head offices out of the province Questions about the language charter tabled in the Quebec National Assembly Wed nesday by the larti Quebecois government of Premier Rene Levesque dominated Trudeaus weekly news conference here Trudeau said there was little the federal government could do about the language charter at present except urge opponents in Quebec to demand changes when the proposed legislation is studied by provincial committee He left open the possibility of Ottawa overruling parts of the language charter as unconstitutional but said such step would not be considered until the charter has been passed with possible amendments by the National Assembly Trudeau said if the charter becomes law the federal government would not be able to go ahead with major portions of its deceit tralization program The govornment wont be able to move Englislrspeaking civil servants into Quebec because they will want to send their kids to English schools deadline ROSLYNN ARIER had checkup Hasgrowth removed WASHINGTON AP President Car ters wife Rosalynn had benign lump removed from her breast Thursday White House spokesman announced Doctors discovered the noncancerous growth during Mrs Carters regular six month checkup at Bethesda Naval Hospital and surgically removed it immediately said her press secretary Mary Finch Hoyt Mrs Hoyt said Mrs Carter 49 returned to the White House after the brief operation She is up and about and in great spirits This will not affect her schedule the spokesman reported Former president Gerald Fords wife Bet ty lost her right breast to surgery Sept 28 1974 after similar routine examination at the naval hospital disclosed the presence of cancerous growth Wintario numbers See Page ii Drive attains objective The Easter Seal campaign in Barrie and area has reached its objective Secretary Roy Macklcin announced in letter that the campaign of the Kiwanis Club of Barrie in cooperation with the On tario Society for Crippled Children had at tained its $13500 objective Easter Seals donations help parents meet the costs of caring for crippled children Paul campaign champion had noted at the outset of the 1977 drive that Easter Seals had never fallen short of its goal in Barrie and area Renting boat slips More than l00 people lined up at the city marina this morning to rent one of the 218 boat slips available for the 1977 boating season spokesman for the citys public works department said the slips are only available to city residents on firstcoinefirst served basis All slips are usually rented on the first day she said but should any be still available May 15 they will be rented to out oftown people The seasonal cost of renting slip has in creased this year to $150 for boats up to and including 16 feet in length plus $750 foot for each foot over 16 Last years rate was $120 plus $6 foot The two parties voted 54 to 47 against the government to approve Liberal amendment which will tie allowable rent increases to the wage guideline to be handed down by the federal antiinflation board in October The governments bill set the ceiling at eight per cent Twentynine New Democrats and 25 Liberals voted against the government An NDP amendment to lower the ceiling to six per cent was defeated 72 to 29 with the Liberals siding with the government Standing in the legislature Progressive Conservatives 52 ND 38 Liberals 35 NDP Leader Stephen Lewis and Liberal Leader Stuart Smith both stood by their ac tions after the vote Lewis said he thinks the government is being little bit silly in reacting so strongly and suggested Davis is groping almost in an unseemly fashion for an elec tion issue homes 15 local lifestyle farm and garden 7014 sports ontortalnment 18 19 comlcs 20 classifieds 21 to 28 JEANLDC PEPlN AlH chairman Pepin quitting post OTTAWA CP JeanLuc Pepin chair man of the antiinflation board is resigning the post he has held since the inception of wageandprice controls in October 1975 Prime Minister Trudeau confirmed Thur sday He will be replaced by Harold Renouf the Atlantic provinces regional representative on the sevenmember board Trudeau making the announcement at his regular weekly news conference prais ed Pepin former cabinet colleague for his personal charm and strength of character as head of the board weather Sunny today and Saturday High today 10 to 12 Low tonight freezing to with frost likely High Saturday 14 to 16